Things got nasty yesterday between Republican rivals in the gubernatorial primary, starting with an appearance by each on Fox 5's "Good Day New York." When the show's host read aloud from Rick Lazio's list of "top 10" reasons not to vote for his opponent, volatile Steve Levy got worked up, the Post reports. "Hey Rick, how 'bout one reason why people should vote for you?" he taunted, adding that Lazio "has no traction in the polls." Despite having switched from the Democratic party just a week ago, Levy called his Conservative record "unparalleled."
Afterward, Lazio's campaign manager was ready for a piece of the action. Kevin Fullington accused Levy of having a "bizarre indifference for the truth" in regards to his political record, supported by a couple of missteps that the News points out: Levy claimed he never praised Democrats like Andrew Cuomo and David Paterson (which he did) and said he didn't run on the Working Families Party line in 2007 (which he also did). "This guy will do anything to get elected," Fullington said. "Steve, you can try to hide your liberal record but please don't blatantly lie about it."
